HC Deb 06 December 1922 vol 159 c1810W
Mr. EMLYN-JONES

asked the Minister of Agriculture the acreage of land under cultivation in England at present, as compared with the year 1919?

Sir R. SANDERS

The acreage of crops and grass in England in 1922 and 1919 was as follows:

Arable Land. Permanent Grass. Total Acreage of Crops and Grass.
Acres. Acres. Acres.
1922 10,583,258 12,838,415 23,421,673
1919 11,412,353 12,656,945 24,069,298